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Taxes and the cost of living

In short

Taylor's campaign backs tax cuts for working families and small businesses, not the wealthy, and curbing tariffs and wars she says raise prices. Wittman's campaign says he backed the child tax credit, a $31,500 family deduction and no tax on tips or overtime. He voted for the 2017 and 2025 laws behind these; tip and overtime breaks end after 2028. His 529 job-credential bill stayed in committee, but its text is in the 2025 law.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Shannon L. Taylor

Would cut taxes for working families and small businesses rather than the wealthy, and rein in tariffs and wars she says are raising prices.

Robert J. "Rob" Wittman

Wants lower costs and lower taxes. Says he supported the child tax credit, a $31,500 standard deduction for families, and no tax on tips and overtime.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. official action

    Robert J. "Rob" Wittman: Matches stated record claim

    His bill stayed in committee, but its text became law almost word for word as one section of the July 2025 H.R. 1 law, which he voted for.

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    He says he introduced the bipartisan Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act and that it became law in 2025. He introduced it as H.R. 1151 on February 7, 2025, with five Democratic and four Republican original cosponsors. The bill itself never left committee. Its text was enacted almost word for word as section 70414 of Public Law 119-21, the H.R. 1 law signed July 4, 2025, which lets 529 accounts pay for credential programs, tests and licenses. He voted for H.R. 1 in May and July 2025. Limit: It became law as one section of a much larger bill, not under its own name. One list of approved programs is worded differently from his bill.

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    Robert J. "Rob" Wittman: Matches stated record claim

    He voted for the 2017 law that doubled the credit and the 2025 law that made it permanent, set the $31,500 joint deduction and added capped tip and overtime deductions that end after 2028.

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    He says he supported doubling and locking in the child tax credit, a $31,500 standard deduction for families, and no tax on tips and overtime. He voted for the 2017 tax law, which doubled the child tax credit from $1,000 to $2,000 through 2025. He voted for H.R. 1 in 2025, which made the credit permanent at $2,200, set the standard deduction at $15,750 a person ($31,500 on a joint return), and created deductions for tips and overtime. Limit: The credit was doubled in 2017 and made permanent in 2025; he voted for both. The tip and overtime deductions end after 2028, and the law caps both. The $31,500 figure is the joint-return amount; the law prints $15,750.

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  1. Shannon Taylor for Congress, prioritieshttps://shannontaylorva.com/priorities/

    Shannon Taylor for VA · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01. Five headings: corruption, health care, utility costs, public safety, taxes and the economy.

    candidate statement

    For: Shannon L. Taylor: campaign position

  2. Re-Elect Rob Wittman for Congress, issueshttps://robwittman.com/issues/

    Rob Wittman for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01. Written in the first person: economy, education, fiscal accountability, health care, infrastructure, security, natural resources and energy.

    candidate statement

    For: Robert J. "Rob" Wittman: campaign position; Robert J. "Rob" Wittman: Matches stated record claim

  3. H.R. 1151, Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (119th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1151

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Introduced 2025-02-07 by Rep. Wittman with nine original cosponsors, five Democrats and four Republicans. Referred to Ways and Means and went no further on its own. His earlier version was H.R. 1477 in the 118th Congress.

    official legislative record

    For: Robert J. "Rob" Wittman: Matches stated record claim

  4. H.R. 1151, as introducedhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1151ih/html/BILLS-119hr1151ih.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Its one operative section adds qualified postsecondary credentialing expenses to the expenses a 529 account may pay for.

    official legislative record

    For: Robert J. "Rob" Wittman: Matches stated record claim

  5. Public Law 119-21 (H.R. 1, 119th Congress)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jul 4, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Approved 2025-07-04. Section 70414 carries H.R. 1151's operative text nearly word for word (one directory is described differently). Section 70104 makes the larger child tax credit permanent and raises it from $2,000 to $2,200. Section 70102 makes the larger standard deduction permanent and sets the basic amount at $15,750; a joint return gets twice that. Sections 70201 and 70202 create deductions for tips and overtime that end after 2028. Section 71401 appropriates $10 billion a year for fiscal 2026 to 2030 for the Rural Health Transformation Program.

    official legislative record

    For: Robert J. "Rob" Wittman: Matches stated record claim

  6. House roll call 145, 2025 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage of H.R. 1, 2025-05-22. Passed 215-214. Wittman voted Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Robert J. "Rob" Wittman: Matches stated record claim

  7. House roll call 190, 2025 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On concurring in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, 2025-07-03. Passed 218-214. Wittman voted Aye. This sent the bill to be signed as Public Law 119-21.

    official legislative record

    For: Robert J. "Rob" Wittman: Matches stated record claim

  8. Public Law 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ97/html/PLAW-115publ97.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Dec 22, 2017 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Section 11022 applies the child tax credit "by substituting `$2,000' for `$1,000'" for 2018 through 2025.

    official legislative record

    For: Robert J. "Rob" Wittman: Matches stated record claim

  9. House roll call 692, 2017 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On agreeing to the conference report on H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, 2017-12-19. Passed. Wittman voted Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Robert J. "Rob" Wittman: Matches stated record claim

  10. House roll call 699, 2017 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On concurring in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, 2017-12-20. Passed. Wittman voted Yea. It became Public Law 115-97.

    official legislative record

    For: Robert J. "Rob" Wittman: Matches stated record claim